Mac Pro: Quiet or Noisy?

[seanf]

I have found the WDs to be louder drives in general (as compared to my Seagate 7200.9 & 7200.10s). I can barely hear the Seagates, but the WD sounds like it is transmitting Morse Code. And if you are running RAID0, well, that's doubling the fun.

I agree, Western Digital drives vibrate a lot and have very loud seek noise (even with AAM enabled). Seagates are much quieter, but get very hot during use. The best drives I have found for my Mac Pro are Samsung SP2504Cs, they are quiet, cool and still deliver great performance.

Sean

 

[De'Mello]

ATI X1900 fan swap?

I am about to swap the fan on the ATI X1900 as it is too loud for my needs.

I have not taken the card out yet but I estimate you get 5mm between the card and the case.

The problem is that the x1900 sits at the bottom of the mac and there is little room underneath the card for bolts or braces that come with the coolers.

Many cats have used the "artic cooler2" and are happy but some are not.

To be safe I would like to exuast the heat with the Jetart "VC3600"...
http://www.cdrinfo.com/Sections/Reviews/Print.aspx?ArticleId=17269
http://www.guru3d.com/article/content/356/8/
http://www.xsreviews.co.uk/reviews-47-page6.html

Q: But will there be room underneath the X1900 to secure the screws and can I plug it into the 3pin on the X1900?


QPTION 2
Q: If not, how about using the "ArticCooler2" with the "Jetart VC1000" to improved air circulation so I can sleep at night?
http://www.xsreviews.co.uk/reviews-43-page4.html
http://www.overclockers.com/articles1347/index.asp

Q: But can the "VC1000's" 4pin be pluged into the mac pro's board?
The conections dont look right to me.

This is the 1st time I have modified any part of the mac pro and so I want to get it right. Please can anybody shed some light?

 

[De'Mello]

Vantec CCB-A6C Cooler

I will take a risk on the "Jetart VC3600" if there are no posts here to say its a bad idea?
I still think the bolt on for the bottom of the card will be to big but I will find some smaller matching bolts before I begin installation.

This cooler is sold as a Vantec CCB-A6C Cooler
http://www.amazon.com/Vantec-Iceber...r_1/103-4433763-4676651?ie=UTF8&s=electronics